The Case of the Poisonous Socks author, Professor William Brock, will be discussing stories from his book and other writings at The Chemistry Centre, London on Thursday 3rd May at 6.30pm.
Listen to anecdotal tales from the history of 19th and 20th century chemistry, including how William Crookes solved the mystery of how brightly coloured socks were causing the feet of unfortunate wearers to swell, and find out why the role chemistry in society is so important.
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Can’t make it? This lecture will be broadcast live on The Reaction website.
Read more tales from chemistry in The Case of the Poisonous Socks.
